The Center for Mathematics Achievement was founded to assist teachers in honing their mathematics content knowledge. It is the belief of the faculty and staff at the Center that teachers who have enriched their own mathematical content knowledge are better suited to providing richer, more effective mathematics opportunities to their students in grades Pre-K - 12.

The Center for Mathematics Achievement was founded by Dr. Kenneth I. Gross who also founded the Vermont Mathematics Initiative (VMI). VMI was funded by the National Science Foundation to improve the mathematics content knowledge of teachers in the state of Vermont. Dr. Gross collaborated with Lesley University to bring the rich mathematical experiences in which he engaged the Vermont teachers to Massachusetts teachers.

The Center for Mathematics Achievement has provided sustained professional development, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Education through a Title IIB grant, to teachers in Fair Haven, Fall River, Haverhill, Holyoke, Malen, Revere, Saugus and Springfield. The Center has also collaborated with Mass Insight for Education to provide mathematics content courses through a Title IIA grant to teachers in Brockton and New Bedford. In addition, the Center received a Teachers for Competitive Tomorrow Program grant to continue to provide content courses to teachers in Springfield.

As the Center for Mathematics Achievement continues to grow it now provides Massachusetts Teacher Educator Licensure test preparation seminars, summer content institutes, professional development for middle school teachers using the Connected Mathematics Project, and Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System family nights to inform parents about the test their children must pass in order to graduate.

If you have questions about programs available through the Center for Mathematics Achievement, please send an e-mail or call 617.349.8311.

updated 01/18/12 | 10:19 AM